:At OWASP Marco Morana is actively involved in evangelize on web application security through presentations at local chapter meetings in USA as well as internationally. Besides being the [http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Cincinnati OWASP Cincinnati chapter lead], Marco also actively contributed to OWASP projects such as the [http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Application_Threat_Modeling application threat modeling methodology] of the [http://www.lulu.com/items/volume_64/5678000/5678680/13/print/5678680.pdf secure coding guide] and the [http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Testing_Guide_Introduction introduction to the security testing methodology] and [http://www.owasp.org/index.php/How_to_value_the_real_risk_AoC value the real risk section] of the [http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Testing_Guide testing guide]. Marco Morana has been also one of the reviewers of the [http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Source_Code_Review_OWASP_Projects_Project OWASP Source Code Review Project] and is currently reviewing [http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Security_Analysis_of_Core_J2EE_Design_Patterns_Project OWASP Security Analysis of Core J2EE Design Patterns Project]. Besides contributing to OWASP, Marco works as Technology Information Security Officer for a large financial organization in North America with responsibilities in the definition of the organization web application security standards, management of [http://www.slideshare.net/marco_morana/rochester-security-summit-presentation application security assessments during the SDLC], threat analysis and training of software developers, project managers and architects on different topics related to application security. Marco research work on application and software security is widely published on several magazines such as [http://issuu.com/insecure/docs/insecure-17 In-secure magazine],[http://www.darkreading.com/ Secure Enterprise], [http://www.issa.org/Members/Journals-Archive/2006.html ISSA Journal] and the [http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=349060 C/C++ Users journal]. Marco's work is referred in [http://iac.dtic.mil/iatac/download/security.pdf DHS Software Security Assurance] Marco is currently working on co-authoring a book on [http://www.slideshare.net/marco_morana/application-threat-modeling-presentation Application Threat Modeling]. Marco’s ideas and strategies for writing secure software are posted on his blog: http://securesoftware.blogspot.com

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Marco Morana serves the OWASP organization as project lead and member of the Global Industry Commitee. In his current professional role, Marco is SVP at large Financial Institution in London, U.K. where he is responsible of managing information security governance, risk and compliance of architectural significant programs globally. Marco contributions to OWASP include the [http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Application_Threat_Modeling application threat modeling methodology] of the [http://www.lulu.com/items/volume_64/5678000/5678680/13/print/5678680.pdf OWASP secure coding guide] the [http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Testing_Guide_Introduction introduction to the security testing methodology] and [http://www.owasp.org/index.php/How_to_value_the_real_risk_AoC value the real risk section] of the [http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Testing_Guide OWASP security testing guide]. As project reviewer, Marco contributed to review the [http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Source_Code_Review_OWASP_Projects_Project OWASP Source Code Review Project] and [http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_Security_Analysis_of_Core_J2EE_Design_Patterns_Project OWASP Security Analysis of Core J2EE Design Patterns Project]. Marco has presented on the topic of software and application security at several [http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Cincinnati#2009_Presentations_.28Archived.29 local chapter meetings] and OWASP organized conferences in [http://www.slideshare.net/marco_morana/rochester-security-summit-presentation USA] and [http://www.owasp.org/index.php?title=Italy_OWASP_Day_2&setlang=es Italy] as well as at [http://www.slideshare.net/marco_morana/secure-code-reviews-presentation CSI] and [http://www.slideshare.net/marco_morana/software-security-business-case-presentation Blackhat] security conferences. Marco's work on application and software security has been published on [http://issuu.com/insecure/docs/insecure-17 In-secure magazine],[http://www.darkreading.com/ Secure Enterprise], [http://www.issa.org/Members/Journals-Archive/2006.html ISSA Journal] and the [http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=349060 C/C++ Users journal] as well as [http://iac.dtic.mil/iatac/download/security.pdf DHS Software Security Assurance] and is currently co-authoring a book on [http://www.slideshare.net/marco_morana/application-threat-modeling-presentation Application Threat Modeling] and the [https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Application_Security_Guide_For_CISOs Application Security Guide for CISOs. ]. For requesting Marco to speak at OWASP chapters and pplication security conferences please refer to the [http://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_on_the_Move OWASP on the move project herein] or contact Marco directly by email: [marco][dot][m][dot][morana][at][gmail][dot][com]